Senior Director, Construction Management

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Senior Director Construction Management

Burlington NC Indianapolis IN or Durham NC

The Senior Director Construction Management provides strategic leadership for enterprisewide construction initiatives overseeing new builds major renovations and largescale fitouts across a diverse real estate portfolio. This role ensures projects are delivered safely on time and within budget while embedding industrys best practices and aligning construction execution with the organizations capital strategy and governance framework.

Construction Strategy & Execution

• Lead the strategic planning and execution of construction programs including ground-up builds and complex interior fit-outs across office laboratory and clinical environments.

• Translate enterprise capital plans into executable construction strategies aligned with cost schedule quality and business objectives.

• Develop long-range construction roadmaps that support organizational growth portfolio optimization and operational efficiency.

• Establish and drive standardized construction delivery models (e.g. Design-Bid-Build Design-Build CM at Risk Integrated Project Delivery).

Construction Management Leadership

• Oversee all construction management activities across the portfolio ensuring consistent execution excellence and adherence to enterprise standards.

• Lead teams responsible for project delivery site management contractor oversight and construction administration.

• Set expectations for:

  • Constructability reviews

  • Site logistics planning

  • Labor productivity and workforce planning

  • Contractor performance management

• Implement robust project controls including scheduling (CPM) cost management forecasting and change control.

Preconstruction & Project Planning

• Oversee preconstruction activities including feasibility analysis budgeting estimating value engineering and risk assessments.

• Ensure strong front-end planning and stage-gate discipline prior to project authorization.

• Partner with design and engineering teams to ensure alignment between design intent cost targets and construction feasibility.

• Champion early contractor involvement and collaborative planning processes.

Industry Standards & Best Practices

• Establish and lead adoption of construction management standards aligned with industry frameworks such as:

  • PMBOK (Project Management Institute)

  • Construction Industry Institute (CII) best practices

  • OSHA safety standards

  • Local state and federal building codes

• Drive adoption of modern construction methodologies including:

  • Lean construction

  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)

  • Prefabrication and modular construction

  • Digital project management tools

• Standardize documentation reporting and project delivery processes across all projects.

Safety Risk & Compliance

• Champion a zero-incident safety culture across all projects ensuring proactive safety planning and enforcement.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory environmental and quality standards.

• Provide visibility into portfolio-level risks (i.e. schedule cost constructability external factors) and mitigation strategies to senior leadership

• Lead incident investigations and continuous improvement initiatives in safety performance.

Financial & Contractor Management

• Manage construction budgets across a large multi-project portfolio ensuring cost discipline and accountability.

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies and contracting frameworks to optimize cost quality and delivery timelines.

• Oversee contractor prequalification selection negotiation and performance evaluation.

• Drive transparency in cost reporting forecasting and financial performance tracking.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with internal stakeholders including Real Estate Engineering Operations Finance and Procurement to ensure alignment on project objectives.

• Influence cross-functional decision-making related to project delivery sequencing and execution strategy

• Serve as the primary construction leader and advisor interfacing with external partners including architects engineers contractors and regulatory authorities.

• Provide executive-level reporting on project portfolio performance risks and outcomes.

Commissioning & Project Closeout

• Ensure robust commissioning processes to validate system performance and operational readiness.

• Oversee project closeout activities including punch lists documentation warranties and turnover to operations.

• Integrate lessons learned into future project planning and execution.

People Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead and develop high-performing construction management teams across geographies.

• Build organizational capability in construction management project delivery and technical disciplines

• Establish clear performance expectations development pathways and succession planning.

• Foster a culture of collaboration accountability innovation and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Engineering Architecture or related discipline

• 12 or more years of experience in construction management including largescale new builds and complex fitouts for industrial or commercial properties

• 8 or more years of experience leading large multiproject construction portfolios and diverse teams

• 5 or more years of experience managing construction projects in highly regulated or complex environments (healthcare laboratories industrial corporate real estate)

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Construction Management Engineering Architecture or related discipline

• Professional certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) CCM (Certified Construction Manager) or PE (Professional Engineer)

• 3 or more years of experience implementing Lean Construction and BIM methodologies

Additional Job Standards

• Strong familiarity with advanced construction technologies and digital project management tools

• Deep expertise in construction project delivery methods and industry standards

• Strong financial acumen including budgeting forecasting and lifecycle cost analysis

• Exceptional leadership and teambuilding capabilities with proven success developing highperforming teams

• Strategic thinking combined with disciplined execution across complex multiproject portfolios

• Advanced risk management and problemsolving skills in dynamic construction environments

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence crossfunctional decisions

• Demonstrated ability to manage complexity across multiple concurrent projects

• Strong influencing skills across diverse stakeholder groups

• Willingness to travel up to 25%

• Comfortable working in vivarium environments

Benefits:Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical Dental Vision Life STD/LTD 401(k) Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO) Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours Casual Intern and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) who are regularly scheduled toworka 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information pleaseclick here

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